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Picnic 2010!!

September 14 Meeting Canceled Due to Primary Elections
 
Next Event - Our 10th Annual PFLAG Family Picnic
September 25 Noon until 5PM
 
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August Meeting. Chase-Brexton and Whitman Walker Present An AIDS Awareness Evening
  From left: Ted Hobart and David Mallory from the Whitman-Walker Clinic and Melissa Sharlat and Dr. Eva Hersh from Chase Brexton Health Services discussing two upcoming events-- AIDS Walk Washington on Oct. 2. and B’More Aware of HIV Living Red Ribbon on October 9 at Rash Field in Baltimore. The panelists also discussed HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and answered many questions from the audience.
Photo by Steve Charing
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
 
June 20. Governor O'Malley Visits Our Booth at the Baltimore Pride Festival
  l to r, Stacie Dunlap, RYA Facilitator; Steve Charing, Media Coordinator; Judy Gaver, Parents Forum Coordinator; Governor O'Malley; June Horner, Co-Treasurer and Mark Patro, Director Baltimore PFLAG
Photo by Bob Ford
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
 
June 12. We March in the D.C. Pride Parade
 
This is the banner that people love to see. You should hear the applause and "thank yous"!
Photo by Rob Lance
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
  Judy Gaver, our Parents Forum coordinator and her son, Drew
Photo by Rob Lance
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
June 2010. Our Fourth Annual Scholarship Presentation
  The presentation was made by Senator Allan H. Kittleman (District 9).

David Burgy is a recent graduate of Swarthmore College with bachelor’s degrees in engineering and political science. David attended River Hill High School. There he served as the leader of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, became active in PFLAG-Howard County, and was selected as a PFLAG National Scholar in 2006. After high school, he continued his involvement with the LGBT community by co-leading the Swarthmore College Queer Straight Alliance.

This fall, David will attend Rutgers for a master’s degree in city and regional planning. Through planning and policy work, he seeks to collectively mobilize and engage underrepresented voices in planning processes. In doing so, he will serve as an organizer for progressive community change and continue to broaden understanding of the ways in which the LGBT community and other communities are connected. In presenting the scholarship, Sen. Kittleman said he "hopes David returns to Howard County after receiving his Masters Degree to apply his planning skills here."

left to right, David Burgy, RYA Faciliator Stacie Dunlap and Sen. Kittleman
Photo by Steve Charing
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
 
January 2010. We testify against HB90 in Annapolis
  We sent a delegation to Annapolis to testify against House Bill 90, which is an attempt to create legislation that would not recognize out-of-state marriages in Maryland. From l to r, Heath Goisovich PFLAG Events Chair, Morgan Meneses-Sheets, Executive Director of Equality Maryland, Josh Sullivan, PFLAG Political Advocacy Co-Chair, Steve Charing, PFLAG Media Coordinator and Managing Editor of Baltimore OutLoud, and Judy Gaver, PFLAG Chapter Secretary.
Photo by Steve Charing
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
 
October 11. We March in the National Equality Parade
Photo courtesy of PFLAG Baltimore
all photos © 2010 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
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Coming Events
 

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
September Meeting Canceled

Because the Owen Brown Interfaith Center is being used as a polling station for the primary elections, we will not be able to meet. But please use this time to go vote. Be sure to know the candidates and how they stand on issues affecting equality for our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender family.


Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Noon until 5PM
10th Annual PFLAG Family Picnic

Come join us for an early fall day of fun, food, friends and family as we host our 10th picnic at Cedar Lane Park west. Click here for details


Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
"Badges and Rainbows" - GLBT Relations with Law Enforcement


Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Parents Panel


Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Holiday Party and Music - Don't Miss It!


Our Film - Under Pressure - Click on the DVD Cover, print the form and order!
 

We Need Your Help!
 

Your PFLAG chapter is an all-volunteer organization. Everything we do is funded by membership fees and donations.

  • We advertise our presence in Howard County high school newspapers
  • We support a GLBT youth group with adult facilitators
  • We publish and mail a bi-monthly newsletter
  • We produce monthly meetings on a wide range of important topics
  • We staff tables at village fairs, expos, community events
  • We supply printed material to inform and enlighten the public
  • We host an annual family picnic
  • Won't you please consider becoming a member or making a donation, or both? Find out how here.

     

      


    About Us

    PFLAG meetings are free and we welcome everyone. We provide a safe and confidential space for everyone. Teens and young people are invited to participate in our Rainbow Youth Alliance, and new parents are welcomed to meet separately w/another parent for a confidential discussion. We also have an active Parent Forum that meets regularly on another evening.

    We have a great group of lesbian and gay members, as well as kids who have gay parents. We don't just celebrate diversity in our chapter...we are diversity!

    Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:30 PM at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD. Most meetings include a speaker and general discussion. There is also time allotted for people to share what is happening in their lives.

    See what our meetings are like.

    For additional information please call us at 443-280-9047 or email: pflagmd@gmail.com.

    PFLAG Mission Statement

    To promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through:

    • SUPPORT - to cope with an adverse society
    • EDUCATION - to enlighten an ill-informed public
    • ADVOCACY - to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights

    Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

    Our Chapter Mission Statement

    The mission of PFLAG Columbia/Howard County is to support parents of gay children. We also welcome all people, gay, straight, bisexual or transgendered, as well as their families and friends. Together, we support each other, educate the broader community, and advocate for equality.


    Contacts
    EMAIL:
    pflagmd@gmail.com

    MAILING ADDRESS:
    PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
    P.O. Box 1479
    Columbia, MD 21044

    PHONE:
    443-280-9047

     

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